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Vecrīga

Old Riga — Vecrīga in Latvian — is the old town of . Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. Vecrīga is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,140 residents
  • Description: historical center and neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Historic Centre of Riga”, “Iekšrīga”, “Old Riga”, and “Vecriga”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and National Library of Latvia.

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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants.

Library
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The , originally known as the State Library of Latvia, is a national cultural institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia.

Church
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formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in , Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrs and Outer East Bank.

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is a district in , right northeast of the old town. In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

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is a part of , here defined as the eastern bank of the Daugava river minus Old Riga and .

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, which literally means "over Daugava" or "across the Daugava", is a part of , comprising the west bank of Daugava river.

Vecrīga

Latitude
56.94793° or 56° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
24.10797° or 24° 6′ 29″ east
Population
2,140
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9G86W4X5+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1411640198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6615326
Wiki­data ID
Q1026415
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Vecrīga” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Vecrīga”
  • Arabic: “الوسط التاريخي في ريغا”
  • Armenian: “Հին քաղաք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əski Riqa”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vekriqa”
  • Belarusian: “Старая Рыга”
  • Catalan: “Vecrīga”
  • Chinese: “里加老城”
  • Croatian: “Stara Riga”
  • Czech: “Stará Riga”
  • Czech: “Vecrīga”
  • Danish: “Vecrīga”
  • Dutch: “Historisch centrum van Riga”
  • Dutch: “Oude Riga”
  • Dutch: “Oude Stad”
  • Estonian: “Vecrīga”
  • Finnish: “Riian vanhakaupunki”
  • Finnish: “Vecrīga”
  • French: “Centre historique de Riga”
  • French: “Vecpilseta”
  • French: “Vieux Riga”
  • Georgian: “ძველი რიგა”
  • German: “Historisches Zentrum von Riga”
  • German: “Vecrīga”
  • Hausa: “Vecrīga”
  • Hebrew: “וקריגה”
  • Hungarian: “Riga óvárosa”
  • Hungarian: “Vecpilsēta”
  • Hungarian: “Vecrīga”
  • Indonesian: “Vecrīga”
  • Italian: “Città vecchia di Riga”
  • Italian: “Vecrīga”
  • Japanese: “ヴェクリガ”
  • Japanese: “ヴェツリガ”
  • Korean: “리가 역사 지구”
  • Latvian: “Vecpilsēta”
  • Latvian: “Vecrīga”
  • Lithuanian: “Rygos senamiestis”
  • Lithuanian: “Senoji Ryga”
  • Lithuanian: “Vecryga”
  • Macedonian: “Стара Рига”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamlebyen i Riga”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vecrīga”
  • Norwegian: “Gamlebyen i Riga”
  • Persian: “وتسریگا”
  • Polish: “Stara Ryga”
  • Polish: “Stare miasto”
  • Portuguese: “Centro Histórico de Riga”
  • Portuguese: “Riga Antiga”
  • Romanian: “centrul istoric al Rigăi”
  • Romanian: “Vecrīga”
  • Russian: “Старая Рига”
  • Russian: “Старый город Риги”
  • Russian: “Старый город”
  • Slovak: “Vecrīga”
  • Slovenian: “Zgodovinsko središče Rige”
  • Spanish: “Vecpilsēta”
  • Swedish: “Vecrīga”
  • Turkish: “Vecrīga”
  • Ukrainian: “Вецрига”
  • Ukrainian: “Стара Рига”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто Риги”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто”

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